Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Hybrid Memory Cubes are 3-D stacks of DRAM that can supercharge a processor--here the 3 teraFLOPS Intel Xeon Phi--by surrounding it with fast-access memory almost without limits.

Micron's 2-gigabyte and 4-gigabyte parts will help customers increase channel bandwidth to 120 and 160 gigabytes per second, respectively. For Intel, Micron is customizing a 16-gigabyte part to supply channels optimized to the massively parallel processors on the next-generation Knights Landing Xeon Phi.

Micron has been working with Intel for several years to optimize the interface channels to maximize bandwidth to its processors. At the 2011 Intel Developers Conference, it demonstrated a single interface channel with a bandwidth of more than 1 terabit per second (seven times greater than DDR3). It also claimed the lowest-ever energy consumption of approximately 8 picoJoules per bit.

By R. Colin Johnson

Lastest Book:

Cognitive computers—cognizers—aim to instill human-like intelligence into our smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices using microchips that emulate the human brain. Dubbed the “Future of Computing” by the NYTimes, one of the “Best Innovation Moments of 2011” by the Washington Post and one of “10 World Changing Ideas” in a Scientific American cover story “A Computer Chip that Thinks” this book reveals how neuroscience and computer science are merging in a new era of intelligent machines light-years beyond Apple's Siri, IBM's Watson.

About the Author:

Next-generation electronics and technology news stories published non-stop for 20+ years, R. Colin Johnson's unique perspective has prompted coverage of his articles in a diverse range of major media outlets--from the ultra-liberal National Public Radio (NPR) to the ultra-conservative Rush Limbaugh Show.